2023-12-31-accounts

ST MARY THE VIRGIN WESTONZOYLAND – REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1171602

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with charities legislation as consolidated by the Charities Act 2011, the charity's governing document and the Charities Statement of recommended Practice (FRS102) - Accounting and Reporting by Charities. The trustees consider that an audit of the report and financial statements is not required but an independent examination is required this year to fulfil the filing requirements of the Act.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The registered name of the Charity is The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary the Virgin Westonzoyland.

The names of the Trustees who are all members of the PCC and served during the year are as follows:

Revd Dr Jane W Sutton (Chair) (appointed 22 May 2023)

Martin Malin (appointed 22 May 2023)

Mrs Rosemary Bawden

Mrs Carole Edmunds

Mrs Ruth Marks

Mrs Julia Hines

Mrs Ann Philcox

Mrs Angela Field

Mrs Kim Adams

The Charity’s governing document is The Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) As Amended and Church Representation Rules that came into force on 22 January 1957

The PCC is responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including financial decisions. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

St Mary the Virgin, Westonzoyland PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church.

How our activities deliver public benefit

The PCC has kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and consider that the activities, summarised below, provide benefit to the public and comply with the duty in section 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011.

Achievements and Performance

Worship, Life Events and attendance – Weekly services throughout the year, Easter, Harvest, Christmas, Funerals, Baptisms and Weddings. Twenty-eight regular members of congregation. Westonzoyland Primary School carol and end-of-term concerts

Social activities – coffee mornings, afternoon cafés and sales, music venue, book exchange, Tower Open Day

Other – Donation point for Bridgwater Food Bank, historic connection to the Battle of Sedgemoor and location for the Visitors’ Centre and school enrichment activities

Financial Review

The year-end position of the finances, as shown in the accounts, was a net increase in unrestricted funds balance of £5,586 compared to the start of the year.

The policy and presentation of Restricted and Unrestricted Funds within the accounts has been applied to these financial statements so that;

1. A new designated fund has been created to account for the balance of donations received for supporting the costs of the Battlefield Stewards Group;

2. The Restricted Roof Fund’s aim, with fundraising and specific gifts, was to pay the interest on and repay the Loan from the Bath & Wells DBF which financed the heating works as a priority; and

3. The Restricted Hall Fund is the accumulation of costs incurred in insurance, maintenance and disposal of the former Parish Hall.

At the year-end, the designated Battlefield Stewards fund had a surplus of £530.71

A surplus of £5,055.32 was retained from the year’s Church Activities and will be used to support future ministry costs and establishment costs

The year’s fund raising generated almost £5,000 in income so that the Restricted Roof Fund returned to surplus, having met the objective of repaying the DBF Loan.

Further £137.60 insurance costs were incurred relating to the former Parish Hall before the Bath & Wells Diocese were registered as the legal owner.

The total receipts from collections, at services and by standing order, remained comparable to 2022. Memorial donations include £927.50 from the family of Pat Gardner. The continued support by weekly offerings and regular donations, is most gratefully received. Income tax is recoverable on the majority of cash and card reader donations and collections under the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme.

The Parish Share request for 2023 was met in full. The unpaid balance is acknowledged by the PCC but not considered a debt by the DBF. Water ingress, which forced a brief closure of the church, was an inexpensive repair but the resolution incurred architect fees of £360. Issues with the heating system incurred repair costs of £836. Parish Office Rent is reimbursed by the Diocese.

The Church Prize Draw contribution of £4,305 represents two years and accumulated donated prize money. The Friends of Westonzoyland Church gave £2,500 in the year.

Carol Singing for the Children’s Society raised £105 for them. The first Benefice Fete took place. A reconciliation of the net surplus is given in Note 4.

ST MARY'S CHURCH WESTONZOYLAND Registered Charity Number 1171602 RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st December 2023

		Unrestricted Funds	Unrestricted Funds		Restricted Funds	Restricted Funds
		Church	Battlefield
		activities	Stewards		Roof	Hall		2023		2022
	£		£	£		£	£		£
Collection etc
Free Will offerings		5,264.75						5,264.75		5,226
Open collections		981.96						981.96		713
Standing orders		8,274.00						8,274.00		8,208
Memorial donations		1,097.70						1,097.70		171
Penny boxes		127.89						127.89		138
Wedding and baptism collections		133.27						133.27		182
		15,879.57	-		-	-		15,879.57		14,638
Other income
Funeral fees		1,615.00						1615.00		678
Wedding and banns fees		1,703.00						1703.00		768
Income tax refund		3,784.90						3784.90		3,415
Other general income (note 1)		3,390.67	1,060.00					4450.67		1,161
Personal and gift-aided donations					190.00			190.00		209
LPOW VAT refund		107.50						107.50		-
		10,601.07	1,060.00		190.00	-		11,851.07		6,231
Activities for raising funds
Friends of Westonzoyland Church		2,500.00			-			2,500.00		1,900
Church Draw proceeds		4,305.00			-			4,305.00		-
Summer Fete					-			-		769
Benefice Summer Fete (note 4)					406.59			406.59		-
Christmas Bazaar					637.90			637.90		401
Wall safe donations		492.98			-			492.98		361
Go Forth and Multiply					-			-		55
Draw prizes returned					25.00			25.00		15
Glastonbury MV Choir concert					-			-		125
Visiting parties					40.65			40.65		36
Coffee mornings and café					3,320.60			3,320.60		3,149
Stall at May Fete					196.80			196.80		-
Christingle					72.44			72.44		55
Carol singing					131.48			131.48		100
Tower Open days					155.00			155.00		79
Donations by card reader		652.21			-			652.21		658
		7,950.19	-		4,986.46	-		12,936.65		7,703
Grants etc
Cost of Living Grants		-						-		900
Zoyland Heritage contribution		1,000.00						1,000.00		350
Hand bell ringers' donation		144.00						144.00		-
Heating contributions MOTL		405.00						405.00		225
		1,549.00	-		-	-		1,549.00		1,475
TOTAL Receipts								42,216.29		30,047
TOTAL Payments								32,584.87		31,985
Surplus/(Deficit)								9,631.42		(1,938.00)
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ST MARY'S CHURCH WESTONZOYLAND

Registered Charity Number 1171602 EXPENSES AND BALANCES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023

Church Activities Battlefield Stewards £ £ Parish Share 15,454.00 DBF Parochial fees 918.00 Electricity 2,597.56 Heating oil 2,614.02 Vicar's expenses 940.05 Other clergy duty fees - Miscellaneous (note 2) 500.00 Craft expenses 175.19 Admin and sanctuary (note 3) 1,451.35 Repairs and maintenance 1,880.04 Card reader rental 172.80 Loan repayment - Fire protection and alarms 505.97 Insurance 2,665.50 Children's Society donations - Loan interest - Church office rental 1,050.03 Church hall expenses - Organ tuning etc - Battlefield stewards expenditure 529.29 30,924.51 529.29 Reconciliation of Movement of Funds Monetary assets/(deficit) b/f 12,187.27 Funds transfer Net surplus/(defecit) 5,055.32 530.71 Monetary assets/(defecit) c/f 17,242.59 530.71 Balances as at 1st January 2024 Lloyds General account Roof account Memorandum: Liabilities Loan from Bath & Wells DBF 2022 Parish share Unrestricted Funds	£	Roof Hall 2023 2022 £ £ £ 15,454.00 12,302 918.00 730 2,597.56 2,665 2,614.02 2,718 940.05 95 - 603 500.00 455 175.19 57 1,451.35 872 1,880.04 1,128 172.80 - 871.25 871.25 6,000 505.97 162 137.60 2,803.10 2,216 105.05 105.05 - 17.17 17.17 74 1,050.03 - - 1,674 - 234 529.29 - 993.47 137.60 32,584.87 31,985 (2,585.21) (2,038.84) 7,563.22 9,501.12 - - 4,182.99 (137.60) 9,631.42 (1,937.90) 1,597.78 (2,176.44) 17,194.64 7,563.22 £ 13,702.85 3,491.79 17,194.64 £ £ 871.25 10,000.00 10,000.00 Restricted Funds	2023 2022 £ £ 15,454.00 12,302 918.00 730 2,597.56 2,665 2,614.02 2,718 940.05 95 - 603 500.00 455 175.19 57 1,451.35 872 1,880.04 1,128 172.80 - 871.25 6,000 505.97 162 2,803.10 2,216 105.05 - 17.17 74 1,050.03 - - 1,674 - 234 529.29 -
			32,584.87 31,985
			7,563.22 9,501.12 - - 9,631.42 (1,937.90)
			17,194.64 7,563.22

ST MARY'S CHURCH WESTONZOYLAND

Registered Chariy Number 1171602

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

Note 2023 £ £ 1 Other general income Unclaimed burial fee 90.00 Personal donations 2,350.00 School visit donation 60.00 Ringers donations 30.00 Visitor donations 20.00 EDF refund/Government support 601.34 Repayment of duty fees and expenses 1,299.33 4450.67 2 Miscellaneous expenses Organist fees 260.00 Ringers fees 240.00 Independent Examiner's fee 0.00 500.00 3 Admin and sanctuary Deanery subscription - FWO envelopes 76.19 CCLI fees 187.42 Altar supplies and candles 320.25 Somerset churches subscription 30.00 National churches subscription 0.00 Ringers subscription 20.00 Books and resources 184.45 Reader licence registration - Stationery, printing etc 331.24 Other office costs 301.80 1,451.35 4 Benefice Fete reconciliation £ Stalls - proceeds 330.59 Teas 183.00 Commissions from traders 25.00 Donations 44.00 Raffle - gross proceeds 748.00 Less: cash prizes (175.00) ticket printing (33.00) Net proceeds 540.00 Less: Morris Dancers' fee (150.00) Hire of SYFC field (60.00) Donation to SYFC (50.00) Donation to WZCC (50.00) Chedzoy PCC share (406.00) 406.59	2023 £ £ 90.00 2,350.00 60.00 30.00 20.00 601.34 1,299.33	2022 772 - 25 440 364
	4450.67	1,601
	260.00 240.00 0.00	65 240 150
	500.00	455
	- 76.19 187.42 320.25 30.00 0.00 20.00 184.45 - 331.24 301.80	- 67 203 80 30 30 20 - 18 425 -
	1,451.35	872

Independent Examinerfs Certificate for the PCC Accounts Report lo th8 t(ustees of . ST Mrty TrE v IR41 ￿ 14esnI2oYLhll Parochial Church Councll On accounts for the year erKled: 31. 2027 111 Iboi Set out on pages Respectiv• r￿pon81b1IIII8s of tNsto08 and examlner The charity's tNstees are responsible for the preparalion of the accounts. Tho charity's twstees consider that an audll Is not r8qulred for Ihls year urKler sectlon 144 of Ihe Charilies Act 2011 (the Chartlles Act) aThY that an independent examination is needed. tt is my responsibility lo.. examine the accounts urKIw section 145 of Ihe Chan'ties Acl, to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(SXb) of Charities Act, and to state bthether particular m8ttar8 have come to my att￿tIOn. Basls of Inde￿n￿OnI My examination was caryied out in accordance with general Directions glven by the •xamln•rf8 8latwn•nt Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by Ihe chanly and a comparison of the accounts pr8sented with those records. 11 also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, aThJ seeking explanatIor￿ from Ihe tntstees cOr￿eming any such matter5. The procedures uThJertaken do not provide all the &ild￿ce that v￿l￿d be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to %thether the accounts present a 'true and fairf view and the report is limited to those matlers set out in the ststement below. Ind•pgnd•nt •xamlnerfs In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my atlention (other than statement that d isclosed below ') vthich gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in, any malerfal respect. accounting records ere not kept in accordance with sKtion 130 of the Charilies Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have come across rK• other matters in connection Véilh the examination to whlch attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Pleas8 delet8 Ihe wtyds In th6 brnckets If they do nol 8￿y. Slgned: 05, ofl.LoI Nam•: (LosEN o KAJÉLL Relevant professlonal qualification(s) or body (If any): srrlL OP EL)S Ir1 ISrnc41 iutsJ Addros8: I S PooT>S LAtsJ& FIIApLPfotrJ co i ICQ e L